The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, May 26, 1910, Image 1
* ." .rr
. *
9 VOL XXIV. ~ KIXnSTKEi:, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY,, MAY >(>. 1!>H>. NO. 11.
? j1? ? ? ^? J????H
v: : Q UA J
J- T
*4* Any practical man who ti
! tions that are seasonable:
f REFRIGERATORS in s
A ICE CREAM FREEZES
T TU MBLERS, ICE TEA 1
v PITCHERS,WATER Cl
i KING
i
^^ ^ *ft ?f> ?$? <%*LARGE
CROWDSATTEND
COMMENCEMENT E
KINGSTREE GRA
Graduating Class the Largest vl
R Duncan Preached the Bacc
D W. Daniel Delivered
Another anniversary mile-stone in ' <
the history of Kings tree Graded and
High school has been passed, and as
our town and community progress
in the spirit of Greater Kingstree,
each succeeding year eclipses those
gone before in the beauty and brilliance
attending this event so fraught
with interest to every true citizen of
L our community.
I In whateVer walks of life our lots
W are cast, we all by common impulse
J at this season of the year center our
our thoughts, our hope and our
pride on the institution to which we
j ^owe so much, not only as an intel.^^lectual
force tending to elevate the
mental and moral plane of our citizenship,
but actually as a constructive
factor, exceeding all others,per|
haps, in the material upbuilding of
P our town. The evolution of Kingstree
from a straggling, sleepy,
"full-grown" village into a modern,
progressive, ambitious municipality
- a town with a future second to <
nnno in all thp widp horders of OU1*
Palmetto State?has been breught
about to a larger extent possibly
than we am realize by our investment
in education. "Knowledge is
power," spake the philosopher, and
here we have a forcible application
of the trite but true apophthegm.
"Commencement week" began
Friday evening, May 20, with the
anniversary exercises of the Wee
Literary society. At the usual hour
the society was called to order by
the president, Mr. R. J. Kirk, Jr.,in
the presence of a large ^udience. i
After prayer had been offered by \
Rev. W. P. Meadors and an ap-|
propriate musical number rendered,
the query for the annual debate
was announced: "Resolved, That
Woman Should Vote." The affirm-:
ative was ably argued by Mr Donald
Montgomery and Miss Bessie Swanr,
while Miss Jennie Lee Stackley and
Miss Annie Baker strongly upheld the
negative side of the question. The
judges were Messrs LeRoy Lee, E L
Fishburne and Rev W A Fairy. In
S A 1
* I I.
< >
The Laces we are offering
^ what we can do and then it w
. | MEN'.
. ?i Never have May and June wir
0>
<?s
in town. Are you open to c
omoney and brain fag. We hel
ivi
MMMSg
- * i
\ .. . . -i. .
h?4?4??4?4?4*?4"?4-?x
, I T Y :
?-^?bC H E i
ies our goods is impressed with ti
several sizes, A complete
{S, ICE TEA AND WI?
SPOONS,ICE er proof
)OLERS, &c. have you
COFFINS AND CASKETS
STRFF.
iti A A iy ?f? y
THE j
XEROSES OF THE
DED AND HIGH SCHOOL.:
I
t the School's History^Dr. W.
alaureate Sermon and Prof,
the Literary Address. f
announcing their decision Mr Lee,on i
behalf of the judges, stated that
where the points of argument were
so evenly advanced and both sides
so admirably presented, their task
was a delicate and invidious one,but
after careful deliberation they had
decided in favor of the negative, according
to the argument; so the;
"Suffragettes" will have to wait!
awhile longer before they be allowed
to vote.
A pleasing feature of the programme
was the music, which was
far above the average performance
on such occasions, one number especially,
"Chant du Payson," by
Miss Emma Brockington, eliciting
many admiring comments.
The annual address before the
society was delivered by P H Stoll,
Esq. Mr Stoll, with his usual masterly
eloquence, held the rapt attention
of the audience throughout his
address. He took as the key-note
of his discourse the little word
"Why?"?so inconspicuous inform,
yet so momentous in significance. Sir
I-aac Newton saw an apple fall to the J
earth?a very commonplace occur-!
rence.but he asked himself the question,
Why? This was the lever that
pat in motion the train of reasoning
that eventuated in the discovery
of the law of gravitation?a discov
i ry that has led to mighty results.1
Following this line of argument, in
ornate phrase and flowery sentiment,
hejlrove home the thought that the
mighty dynamic force of the universe
is that little word, "Why?''?
a desire to know?and knowledge is
the source of all power. The close
attention of his audience throughout:
his speech is the highest tribute to j
the eloquence of the gifted orator.
The Baccalai/reate Sermon.
Sunday, May 22
Sunday, at 11 a m, the large
school auditorium, with its seating
capacity of over 500, was comfortably
filled with people from town and
many from a distance who had come
to listen to the preaching of Rev I
I
lTHgmb
n
? at such low prices have proven
ill be an easy matter to make you
S CLOTHING,
ids piled up such a line of Straw f
E
onviction? Are you willing to coi
p you select. Yours for busi:
PEOPL
nrawn
w
' ?T? Ic?^?dk??T?
STALl
\ P N E S S
ie DIFFERENCE And it is that
line of SCREEN DOORS |
s'DOWS thai are "skeet- ;
and fly strong." Let us !
r opd^J-a^jay.
& ""ind. Service
i .RD\
Wholesale ai
?b?b?I*?4*?b?b???
Watson B Duncan, D D, pastor o:
Bethel church, Charleston. The se
lection of Dr Duncan to preach th<
baccalaureate sermon was peculiarlj
fitting, as he it was who, while pas
tor on the then "Kingstree circuit,'
some sixteen vears ago, took an ac
I tive part in the educational renak
sance that came about at that tim<
j and headed the movement for th<
re-organization of the school. Wha
fruit the efforts that were then pu
forth have borne forms ai
important part in the history o:
Kiugstree High School {vide Schoo
Annual just issued).
The rostrum of the auditorial!
was an improvised pulpit, an a!ta
being provided, and ferns and flow
ers were placed in tasteful and ef
fective arrangement. The day
though a trifle warm, was idea
spring weather and all natur
seemed attuned to harmony witl
the gladsome anniversary.
> After the invocation had been of
fered. Dr Duncan read theScriptur
lesson from Luke XIX:13-19, choos
ing as his text a part of the thir
teenth verse: "Ojcupy till I come.'
"It gives me great pleasure," h<
said, "to be with you once again af
ter the lapse of years, but when
arrived here I could not recogniz
Kingstree; I was in a strange, ne\
place. Your town had grown be
yond my recognition. Your magni
ficent school building, with thii
splendid auditorium, bespeaks you:
wonderful progress along education
al lines and when I recall that durinj
my pastorate here, in trying to per
form double duty as preacher an<
teacher I became ill with typhoii
fever from overwork, I feel grate
ful that in the great work that ha
been done I gave my humble contri
bution. In every way the town ha
| developed and made marvelous im
provement save in one respect?
your church buildings. Your splen
did school edifice commands admira
tion; your handsome residences an<
substantial business houses all indi
cate material prosperity?but th<
houses of worship show no out wan
and visible signs of improvement,
sincerely hope by the time I visi
your town again 'I will find thi
churches in keeping with your othe
improvements."
Applying himself to the text D:
Duncan pointed out the illustration:
in nature used by our Savior
Throughout His whole life on eartl
He drew lessons from the smalles
objects in nature. The parable o:
(the talents is one of these illustra
I
CORb
L,ACBS,
to the satisfaction of many that (
a friend of ours for now and alv
HATS,
lats at the prices as we are showi
i
mpare our lines of DRY GOODS,
ness,
ES MERC/3
i
!s : C
IS SU I C I I
: difference that has created and mai
j A complete Sine of LAWr
r? r* rv'i ft f r\ A f\l L""* /""*
UK5>, UKAi:N 'wKA'JLW, 1
| PLOWS, ^GARDEN MO I
\ RAKES, &c.
:s rendered day and night.
VARE C
id Retail Dealers.
f tions. Men endowed with lesser
- talents get equal reward with those
? entrusted with greater gifts, pro1
vided those with few talents make
- the most of what they have. "Une-!
' qual capita'., reward equal", is the
- Divine plan. "Unto everyone which
- tyath shall be given; and unto him
e that hath not, even that which he
e hath (and does not use) shall be
t taken away." God's plans require
t time. A famous surgeon in the
1 midst of a critical operation said:
f "Don't hurry; we have no time to
1 lose." He realized the fact that
haste often causes delay. Creation
i is not an epoch, but the developr
ment of a process. The idea that
- from the finger-tips of the Almighty
- sprang continents, worlds, sun^ and
oaIOV lo onH
9 ouiai ojoi^ino to uvuui>iiui ?*tm pw viv}
,1 but not borne out by the testimony
e of the rocks, which shows a process
ii of formation covering a period of
thousands of years, and science and
the Scriptures do not conflict. The
e evangelization of the world, like all
. of God's great plans, requires time
- and patience, but it is coming. Je
sus Christ, who never wore a roya!
i robe, except that put on him in
. mockery, or a'crown, except the
I crown of thorns that was cruelly
e pressed on his bleeding brow, nor
v was hailed as king, save in derision
- ?the meek and lowly Savior of
. man-kind shall yet rule the world
5 j and set up here on earth His kingr
dom of love.
Ability carries obligation. "To
X him that knoweth to do good and
. doeth it not, to him it is sin." Jesus
j j cursed the barren fig tree and it
^ I withered. God requires more than
! passing adoration. Worship in
s j God's house, but serve God by ren.
dering service to your fellow-man.
s The activities of church and school
. | should be inseparably linked togeth
er. The second lesson was "The
. Doom of Indolence." Our future
. life depends on our fidelity in the
j present.
Mr Duncan's discourse showed
? marked development since he
i preached here years ago; indeed he
I is now regarded as one of the strongt
est ministers in the South Carolina
? conference, besides being a writer
r of note. His sermon was a fine effort
and everyone who heard it felt
r that something had been gained in
s listening to his exposition of the
. eternal verities in eloquent language
1 and elegant diction. After theserv- j
[' ice a number of old friends gathered
I (
P I oKonf fKn tAiilnif uml wflrmlv r?nn_ I
- j ffratulatcd Dr Duncan on his admir- j
S S H A
LACES,
)ur quality and price cannot be equal
rays. Get in line with the others and
SHOES, IN LO
ng-. We carry the most compl
D ZF^Zt-TCZ" G-I
NOTIONS, EMBROIDERIES, GRO
ENTILE COM
?? ~~?*f?V?T-"
O M P E T I'
) A L a** *??
nta'ined a demand for our g)ods. V
NT MOW= I Repairs for Df
GARDEN ( McCcrmick Mo1
ES a:id j Shelf Hardware
j rial, with the pri
Yours for business,
GMPAN
?"j*1?ij???
"-v.
- - .1 ~
able discourse. Indeed he held c
quite a little reception exchanging f
greetings with so many friends and
admirers. t
A very pleasing feature of the s
service was the beautiful and ap- propriate
music rendered by the ?
double quartette that sang, and the I
excellent accompaniment of A^iss ?
Campbell, the accomplished pianist, i r
The Literary Address.
Monday, May 23.
Monday,at 11 o'clock,a good-sized j
audience assembled at the auditorium
to hear the literary address by e
Prof D W Daniel, of Clemson Col- (
lege. Prof Daniel was introduced j
with appropriate remarks by Mr N j
D Lesesne, a member of the schoo'
board and a former school-mate of
the speaker.
Prof Daniel announced his sub- (
ject, "The Mission of the School." t
He began by stressing the opportu
nities afforded us who live in this
enlightened age, making the strik
ing assertion that a boy in the Kingstree
High school has far greattr
knowledge than Aristotle or Plato
One Dose 1
Children cough at night? Gi>
toral. Often a single dose
control the cough. Good for <
Good for eaay cases, hard a
chronic cases. Ask your doct
frankly, just what he thinks,
No alcohol in this cough medi<
A lazy liver makes a lazy boy. An 2ctiye bi
laxative for boys and girls than Ayer's Pills.
xxxxxxxxxxxxx:
S : A SIMPL
X James J. Hill has said: "If
V you are destined to be a succ
can easily find out. The tes
0 Are You Able t<
X If not, drop out. The seed c
We invite you to open a
X :: SAVINGS .
O with us, your first deposit mi
g FARMERS & MEM
X Lake Cit
A WW
Q SAFETY DEPOSIT 1
$
xxx>oooooooooo
TTE R 1
BACB5
led. Get acquainted by giving us ai
take advantage of some of the goo(
W AND HIGH CU1
lete line of
BOCEBIES *
CERIES, etc, etc? If so, come hei
\
\
PANYWWMW
T ION. Hi;
/e offer here a few sugges
T
;ering, Osborne and 4*
wers. A full line of
and Building Mateices
always right.
\7 ?l?
* J f tp
4' *1* 4* 4' I 4* 4*
iwing to the superiority of his op>ortunity
and environment.
The greal mission of the school is
o teach the youth to avail them- .
ielves of opportunities before them .
-and especially here in ouf Tavored
Southland. The South has given
ler sons a rich heritage in the great
ichievements of her*orators, statesnen
ana other men of matchless
>owers of intellect, but we cannot
ifford to live in the glory of the
>ast. We have no time for ances;or
worship.
"Do you know," asked the speak:r,
"that more than one-half the
;imber in the world is below the
llason and Dixon line*" The dewsits
cJf coal, iron and other min(Cuntinued
on fourth pa^e.)
?
5 or 6 doses "666" will cure any
;ase of Chills and fever. Price 25c.
l-28-4m
r * T
' W, H.WOODS, .
Lftk# C ity? S* C. \
Agent for j
Ford Automobiles.^.*
vm??nstrntlonf given at any time. ?-.11-800
/ .1'
For Coughs I'
;e them Ayer's Cherry Pecat
bedtime will completely
my one with a cold or cough,
ises; good for acute cases,
:or to tell you, honestly and
of this old standard remedy. , x
:ine. J. C. A yer Co., Lowell, Mass.
rain demands an active liver. No better
Ask your doctor about thera. He knows.
KXXXXXXXXXXXX
.E TEST. : g
you want to know whether X
:ess or a failure in life, you~ V
t is simple and it is infalli- V
o Save Money? y
)f success is not in you." X
AC COUNT : : X
ay be $1.00. O
1CHANTS BANK, 8
;y, S. C. o
" JC
BOXES FOR RgNT. O
<OOCO<XSOOOOO<X
l ,
n r\ I
-1
i opportunity to show you jg
i things we are offering in ? ? v
re and save time , trouble, ^ .
yVI'WV^'VWWWWWWWW]
* * j